Dave wrote in message
JBorg" wrote in message
Dave wrote in message
Since you think that it is a mediocre receiver, I think you should get a receiver
that is not mediocre.
Ok, I threw the Pioneer on eBay and I think I'm going with a Xindak
XA-6900SE with a Xindak SACD. I've read strong reviews of Xindak sound
and quality compared with the Pioneer.
The Pioneer receiver you tossed cost about $400, with the 2 ch Xindak SE amp
that your considering at $2000, that's 4 times your original budget
Amp is costing me the same as the Pioneer.
The Xindak amp don't look like $400, you sure?
plus another
$1700 for the SACD. I think you should judiciously allocate your budget if you
still plan to build a mid to hifi audio system yet, aspire to use it to watch movies
20% at the time.
SACD is costing same as amp- I think I am being judicious here. I
decided if I start watching more movies down the road I can get a DSP.
This is minimum several years away.
You sure? You might wanna check if they're giving you the same gear.
BTW, if you're gonna use dsp, are you going to get separate amp to drive the
speakers in the back ? Hmm, maybe you don't want speaker for the back
and that's ok too.
My concern now is that I'll have to turn this thing on hours in advance before it
reaches its sound potential. I would also like to leave it on all the time, but I
doubt that's smart since the amp and CD have some tubes running
inside. Can I leave on all the time?
I have a tube preamp that uses 4 tubes. There are times that I listen to my system
on consecutive days for several weeks, so I leave it on. I turn it off if I don't plan
to listen in 2 - 3 days. At one time, I left them on for over a year and the tubes
lasted about the same time compare to another set a year later after they've
been consistently powered off at the end of day. Both sets lasted 12 1/2 mos.
Only 12 1/2 months? I was expecting 5 years from them. This is a
concern. My seller told me not to leave on b/c it will "greatly reduce
tube life." Sounds like that's not the case.
Thanks for the info.
Dave, 12 1/2 months is a stretch. When I was using that preamp early on anywhere
from 1 to 3 hours a day, 4 to 5 days a week, on the average they lasted 10 months.
Sovtek 6922 cost $15 a pop, so that wasn't so bad. Ask the dealer for specific
infos. alright.
You sure you don't have any more question?
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